CVE-2017-17551

Published Dec 11, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 8.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The Backup and Restore feature in Mobotap Dolphin Browser for Android 12.0.2 suffers from an arbitrary file write vulnerability when attempting to restore browser settings from a malicious Dolphin Browser backup file. This arbitrary file write vulnerability allows an attacker to overwrite a specific executable in the Dolphin Browser's data directory with a crafted malicious executable. Every time the Dolphin Browser is launched, it will attempt to run the malicious executable from disk, thus executing the attacker's code.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-8711 The Backup and Restore feature in Mobotap Dolphin Browser for Android 12.0.2 suffers from an arbitrary file write vulnerability when attempting to restore browser settings from a malicious Dolphin Browser backup file. This arbitrary file write vulnerability allows an attacker to overwrite a specific executable in the Dolphin Browser's data directory with a crafted malicious executable. Every time the Dolphin Browser is launched, it will attempt to run the malicious executable from disk, thus executing the attacker's code.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Sep 16, 2024, 10:36 PM
Reserved
Dec 11, 2017, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Dec 11, 2017, 6:29 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 1:11 AM